The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-21
Indiana Notes.

Scarlet fever is raging at Judson, Parke
county. There are ABOUT ten eases, and two
deaths have resulted. The schools have been
closed.
Mr.. and Mrs Frame. the Quaker evauge,ists
are conducting a series of revival meetings at
the Friends Church, Muncie, in which much in
terest is manifested.
Joseph Bloom, employed at Whites wheel
works. Fort Wayne, while stealing a ride a
Nickel plate train. on Saturday night, fell be-.
tween the cars and was instantly killed.
William T. Bailey, of Muncie, adjudced insane
without his knowledge twenty-one years ago,
has been declared sane. A fortune left him by
parents has been squandered by his guardian.
William Brirton, late superintendent of the
Indiana Bridge Company, who recently went
from Muncie to Canton. O.. for the benefit of
his health, died at the latter place last Wednes-
day.
Fred Brown, one of the Oldest citizens of Cass
county, died on Friday night in Loeansport.
aged eighty weight years. Mr.. Brown came to
Logansport at an early day and engaged in the
mercantile business with his sons. John NJ. and
William H. Brown. He was buried at 3 P. NJ.
yesterday.
While Mr. j. wins}ow, farmer who lives
near Millrort, few miles southwest of Sey-
mour, was narrowing in oats with a drag. his
team ran away and dragged him across the field
and into ditch. where his dead and badly man
cled body WAS found little later by neighbors
-
Conrad Schell, aged thirty-seven, living near
the east raili DAD yards at Fort Wayne, went to
the barn to do some work. Not returning for
dinner, his wife went to the barn and found her
husband lying his face the floor dead.
Coroner Dinner held an inquest and returned a
verdict of death by heart disease. He leaves a
widow and four children.
Aiphens j. Wagner. pioneer resident of La
Porte. died on Saturday from an attack of black
measles. He had lived here for some forty years,
and was quite noted for his peculiar religious
views. He had long been prominent member
of tho Christian Church. but. owing to differ
enee of belief, he withdrew from that organza-
ton, and built a neat and commodious brick edi-
fee of his own, in which services were held pc
rodically by Chicago minister, Mr.. Wagner
paying all expense OF the same
The remains of Mrs Martha Schen,mil of
Lacrosse. aged ffty-ive years were found un
der the Nickel plate trestle at Valparaiso on
Saturday. She had been at the latter place
for day or two visiting ste sister and other
friends. and on FRIDAY evening started for the
Nickel-pl depot. Parties living near. there
heard groans in the night, and it is supposed
she was walking over the trestle after dark and,
missing a step. fell to the ground, and was sc
badly injured she could not IN ove, and froze t.
| death.
At meeting at LogansDort on Friday even
ine for the purpose of making arrangements fol
unvellng the monument erected by Cass county
to tire soldiers and sailors OF the late war. it wal
decided to hold the celebration On July
| ID. that day being the centennial anal
! yersarv of the adoption of the ordinanc.
| of 1857, which dedicated Indiana and th,
! Northwest to freedom. The committee on tnvi
| tation were Instructed to invite Col. William F
| Villas. cs Wisconsin, and Gen. William Fl. Glib
| son. of Ohio as special orators Of the day. Tn,
/ monument. will be seventy five feet high, AZ.
/ will be the first ono In Indiana erected unde
| tho provisions of the State law.